End-gate for wagons



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No. 224,697. Patented Feb.17,'1sso.

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UNITED` STATES PATENT OEEicE.

GEORGE JoN'rZ., 0E WYANET, iLLiNoIs.

END-GATE FOR WAGONS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 224,697, dated February 17, 1880.

Application led December l5, 1879.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEoEGE`JoNTz,of Wyanet, in the county of Bureau and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvernent in End-Boards and Top-Boxes forV for use as a shoveling-board and a dumping board, and that the top-box may be readily detached.

The invention consists 1n the combination, with the side-boards and the hinged end-board of a wagon-body, of devices for securing the end-board in vertical, inclined, and horizontal positions and for converting the end-board into a feed-trough.

A represents the bottom-boards, B the side- "boards, C the forward end-board, and D the rear end-board, of a` wagon-body.` The rear end-board, D, is hinged at its lower edge to a cross-bar, E, attached to the lower side of the rear ends of the bottom-boards A. The rear end-board, D, has vside-boards yor wings F attached to its ends, and is made enough longer than the widthof the wagon-body to allow the side-boards or wings F to overlap the side-boards B, as shown in Fig. `l. j To the "outer surface of the side-boards Band the inner surface of the side-boards or wings F are attached corresponding semicircu'lar strips Gr H, which are dovetailed to each other, or are provided with sliding clasps tohold the said side-boards B F close together," in Whatever position the end-board D may Hc placed. The side-boards B F are grooved to receive the metal strips G H, so that the adjacent surfaces of the said side-boards B F maybe close together.

To the outer sides of the wings F are attached springs I, the ends of which project and have pins J attached to them to enter holes in the strips G, and thus hold the endboard D securely in any position into which it may be adjusted.

The spring-catches l J are withdrawn to al- 10W the end-board D to be .adjusted by cams K, placed beneath the springs 1', and which are formed upon the ends of bent levers L, pivoted in grooves in the wings F, as shown in Fig. 3.

With this construction theend-boardD can be lowered into and secured in an inclined position, to serve as a shoveling-board for con-4 venience in unloading corn in the ear or other substance requiring to be unloaded with a shovel; 0r the end-board D may be turned down into line with the bottom-boards A, to serve as a dumpingboard in unloading grain or other substance that can be dumped, and allow lumber and other things longer than the wagon-body to be carried without detaching the said end-board D. i

M are the side-boards, Nis the forward endboard, and 0 is the rear end-board, of the topbox. The side-boards M are hinged to the side-boards B by detachable hinges P, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4, so that they can be readily detached when it is desired to remove the top side-boards, M. The forward end board, N, is inserted between cleats attached to the sideboards M. The rear end-board, O, is hinged to the rear end-board, D, as shown in Fig. 4,

and rests against the rear ends of the sideboards M, where it is secured in place by the catch-hooks Q, attached to the upper edges of the rear ends of the side-boards M, and which project, as shown' in Figs. 3 and 4, to receive the said end-board O.

With this construction, when the end-board D has been lowered into a horizontal position, the top end-board, O, can be turned up against the edges of the wings F and secured by hooks and eyes R, as shown in Fig. 4, so that the rear end-board can be used as a trough for feeding the team. With this construction the topbox M N-O'cannot rise and allow small grain or other small articles of loading to escape between it and the main box B G D While pass- 2; In a Wagon-body, the combination, with ing from place to place. the spring-catches I J, of the cams K and 1e- Having thus described myinvent-ion, I claim vers L, for unlocking the end-board D, as set as new and desire to secure by Letters Pzttforth.

5 ent- 1. In a wagon-body,the combination, With the GEORGE J'ONTZ. wings F l1nd the guard-strips G H, ofthe sprn catches I J, substantially as herein shown and Witnesses: described, foi1 locking the end-board D in place, T. CLARK HAYS, 1o as set forth. CHARLES R. HAYs. 

